Cait Fairbanks

Cait Fairbanks
Born
Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch

(1993-07-29) July 29, 1993 (age 31)
Michigan, U.S.
Other namesCait Baunoch, Ginesse
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2001–present[1][2]
Websitewww.caitfairbanks.com

Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch (born July 29, 1993), known professionally as Cait Fairbanks, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She plays Tessa Porter in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.[3][4] As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks[5] and Ginesse.[6][7][8][9][10]

Career

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Fairbanks started performing on stage at the age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions, including the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica and Heather Duke) and 13 (musical) (she played Lucy).

Fairbanks also played Young Mindy in CSI:NY and Gabby Walsh in Untold Stories of the E.R.. Since 2017, Fairbanks has been playing Tessa Porter, a singer-songwriter, on The Young and The Restless. Portraying Tessa Porter allows Fairbanks to perform her own compositions on the daytime soap opera.

Personal life

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As of 2019, Fairbanks confirmed that she is dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin. They broke up in 2021.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Untold Stories of the E.R. Gabby Walsh Episode: "Director Down"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
2007 CSI: NY Mindy Sanchez (age 14) Episode: "Cold Reveal"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
2008 Everybody Hates Chris Darlene Episode: "Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
Lincoln Heights Kennedy Episode: "The New Wild Ones"
Credited as Caitlin Baunoch
2010 Two and a Half Men Joanne Episode: "Three Girls and a Guy Named Bud"
Credited as Cait Baunoch
2013 The Middle Amanda Episode: "Valentine's Day IV"
2016 K.C. Undercover Ursula Witt 2 episodes
2017–present The Young and the Restless Tessa Porter Contract role

Discography

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As Cait Fairbanks:

  • Digging My Own Grave – single (2016)
  • Fight or Flight – single (2017)
  • With Me – single (2017)
  • Joy to the World – single (2017)
  • How Could a Lie Feel So True – single (2018)
  • When I See You – single (2019)
  • Clear My Mind - single (2019)
  • Umbrella (Live) [Unplugged] – single (2019)
  • Love Me – single (2019)
  • Something in You - single (2019)
  • If You're not Busy - single (2019)
  • More Than a Vow - single (2020)
  • Milky Way (Feat. RC Cates) - single (2021)
  • Everytime - single (2022)
  • Silver Line - single (2022)

As Ginesse:

  • Bedford – single (2018)
  • Noise – single (2019)
  • The Inbetween – single (2019)
  • Somewhere to Die - EP (2020)
  • Gatorade - single (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "Cait Fairbanks". IMDb.
  2. ^ "7 Things to Know About The Young and the Restless Star Cait Fairbanks". June 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Young, Candace (June 23, 2018). "Cait Fairbanks".
  4. ^ "The Young and the Restless' Cait Fairbanks dishes on Tessa and the 2019 Emmy nomination that fans don't know about". soapcentral.com.
  5. ^ "Cait Fairbanks on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  6. ^ "Ginesse on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  7. ^ "Ginesse Cuts Through the 'Noise' On Latest Single: Exclusive". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Ginesse's Latest Video Is a Pastel Daydream". PAPER. May 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ginesse Won't Let Nostalgia Keep Her Down Post-Breakup". NYLON. November 15, 2018.
  10. ^ Staff, G. G. M. (November 16, 2018). "Ginesse issues new retrospective breakup tune "Bedford"".
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